"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Murder mysteries are best read in colder temperatures. Maybe the fall months are just naturally spookier, ...

Editor Otto Penzler collected 68 of the all-time best impossible-crime stories (a.k.a. locked room mysteries) from over two ...

It was a great year for mystery readers, with notable books by longtime-favorite authors and a crop of new voices whose stories added depth and breadth to the genre. Here are 10 titles that stood out.

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I don't know about you, but I like to think of myself as an amateur detective of sorts. I mean, once ...

A dead body is found at the bottom of the stairs. A child is kidnapped. A wife vanishes without a trace. What happened? Who did it? And, perhaps most importantly, why? These are the questions that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a researcher focusing on how the media we consume shapes us. People have been captivated by mystery novels for almost two ...

There’s never a bad time of year to dive into a great mystery thriller book, but something about fall and winter—with their ...

Classic works of fiction and nonfiction have been read by generations of readers and have stood the test of time across decades since their original publishing dates. Many classic books are read in ...

Explore the mysteries of fictional and real worlds with four Los Angeles writers who pay homage to giants of the genre while creating stories that are irresistible in their own right. “The Murder of ...

A murder at a retirement village solved by the residents? Sounds like a great plot for a mystery book. Several murders at a retirement village solved by the residents? Even better. These plots are ...